Ford Motor Company Branch in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, February 8, 1925

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Artifact Overview

Starting in the early 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. Assembling automobiles closer to regional markets reduced shipping costs -- parts were cheaper to ship than completed automobiles. Ford opened a four-story factory in Oklahoma City in 1916. Workers assembled Model Ts for customers in Oklahoma and parts of the surrounding states.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

16 March 1925

Subject Date

08 February 1925

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.41094

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.875 in
Width: 11.1875 in